Lead ML Engineer

Launch Potato; León; Híbrido; MXN 1,831,000 - 2,199,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A tech-driven organization in León, Mexico is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to head a team focused on building personalization systems. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring extensive experience in ML engineering and team management. Ideal candidates will have a robust understanding of modern ML architectures and a history of successful project delivery.

Formación

• 7+ years in ML engineering with 2+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Experience with modern ML architectures like two-tower and transformer-based.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and manage stakeholder relationships.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team of 3-5 ML engineers building personalization systems.
• Define technical roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Drive model quality, system reliability, and development velocity.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Machine Learning Engineering

Technical Mentoring

Educación

BS/MS in Computer Science

Descripción del empleo

Overview

As The Discovery and Conversion Company, our mission is to connect consumers with the world’s leading brands through data-driven content and technology. Headquartered in South Florida with a remote-first team spanning over 15 countries, we’ve built a high-growth, high-performance culture where speed, ownership, and measurable impact drive success.

WHY JOIN US?

At Launch Potato, you’ll accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast, and driving impact with a global team of high-performers.

Your Role

Lead a team of ML engineers building next-generation personalization and optimization systems. You\'ll balance hands-on technical work with team leadership, driving both technical excellence and business impact. This role requires someone who can architect complex systems while mentoring others and collaborating across organizations.

What You\'ll Do

• Lead a team of 3-5 ML engineers building personalization systems
• Define technical roadmap aligned with business objectives
• Drive improvements in model quality, system reliability, and development velocity
• Establish best practices for model development and deployment
• Partner with product, data science, and engineering teams
• Contribute hands-on to critical model development (50% coding)

What We\'re Looking For

• 7+ years in ML engineering, 2+ years leading technical teams
• Experience with modern ML architectures (two-tower, transformer-based, graph neural networks)
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisions
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships and project delivery
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Nice to Have

• Experience in adtech, e-commerce, or content platforms
• Published papers or significant ML contributions
• Experience with multi-objective optimization
• Knowledge of reinforcement learning for personalization

Equal Employment Opportunity

Since day one, we've been committed to having a diverse, inclusive team and culture. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.